Darrel Akerfelds vs. Bud Black — Career Comparison

Darrel Akerfelds
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Black
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Black built a career as a starting pitcher and Darrel Akerfelds as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bud Black posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.22 and WHIP 1.688 compared to 5.08 and 1.536 for Darrel Akerfelds. By the career numbers, Bud Black had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Bud Black

Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.81
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.81
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.41
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.56
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.84
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.37
47.37
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.4
10.4
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
5.08
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.22
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
701
27
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
27
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233.2
9
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
9
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
8.32
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
10.13
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.39
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.56
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
4.89
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.06
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.62
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.97
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
3.94
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.096
1.096
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.81
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.56
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.5
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.56
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
40.33
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
42.19
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.27
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.56
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
5.62
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.63
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.62
5.62
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.65
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.46
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.58
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.468
1.468
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.688
1.688
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
878
33.82
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
36.56
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.33
40.33
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.19
42.19

Fielding Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Bud Black

Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.81
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.7
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.11
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
701
27
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
27
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233.2
9
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.1
9
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.74
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.54
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.22
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.85
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.33
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.73
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.96
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.4
10.4
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Bud Black

Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
8333.33
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
6.61
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.74
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.28
-18.99
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-32.77
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
6
400
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA